/*
 * ReDoom - A Doom port written for Flash
 * Copyright (C) 2007 Max Herkender
 * 
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 * 
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package com.brokenfunction.doom {
	import flash.utils.ByteArray;
	
	public function readStr8(data:ByteArray):String {
		var max:uint = 8, t:uint, str:String = "";
		while (max-- > 0) {
			if ((t = data.readUnsignedByte())) {
				str += String.fromCharCode(t);
			} else {
				data.position += max;
				break;
			}
		}
		if (str.length <= 0) throw new Error("Invalid name");
		return str;
	}
}